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G. W. COHEN.

UMBRELLA AND PARASOL.

No. 304,076. a Patented Aug. 26, 1884.-

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UNITED STATES PATENT @rrrcn.

GEORGE WASHINGTON COHEN, OF NEXV YORK, N. Y.

UMBRELLA AND PARASOL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 304,076, dated August26, 1884.

Application filed August 2, 1853.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE WASHI GTON COHEN, of No. 33 Greenwich avenue,in the city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Protecting and Ornamenting Parasols andSunshades, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to construct and place upon an ordinaryparasol or sunshade an additional cover for the purpose of protectionagainst rain or dampness, as well to allow a change to be made in theexterior appearance thereof, by using different covers at differenttimes, as may be desired.

Figure l of the accompanying drawings is a plan view of an ordinaryparasol, B B, as covered by my cover G, the latter being cut away toshow the true cover B 13 attached to the frame beneath. Fig. 2 isavertical crosssection of an ordinary parasol with my cover attached orplaced thereon, in'which A A represent the frame or ribs of the parasol;B, the true cover attached permanently thereto; 0, the additional coverplaced over the latter. Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-section on anenlarged scale of a portion of a parasol and cover, showing the means offastening such cover to the frame.

Similar letters of reference refer to similar parts in theabove-described drawings.

The additional cover is provided with a flexible loop or orifice, D,Fig. 1, in the center thereof, through which the top E, Figs. 1 and 2,of the parasol projects, the flexibility of the loop holding the coverfirmly against such top, and yet allowing the same to be readily removedwhen desired.

F F, Figs. 2 and 3, are tags fastened to the to be easily done.

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cover 0, in number corresponding with the ribs A A of the parasol, eachof which tags are provided with an orifice, G, Fig. 3,through or intowhich is passed the ends of each of the ribs A, the material of the trueparasol furnishing a shoulder against which the tags are pressed, andwhich holds them steadily in their places.

In order to place this cover upon a parasol, before the latter israised, the top end is passed through the flexible orifice D. The tags FF are then slipped over the ends of each of the ribs, the flexibility ofthe latter allowing this Then when the parasol is raised the cover israised with it, and is held fast thereto by the flexible ring or orificeD and tags F F.

The material of this cover may bewaterproof, as a protection againstrain or dampness, or it may be made of silk or any other material,differing in appearance from the material or fabric permanently attachedto the frame, for the purposes above mentioned.

The umbrellas and 'snnshades to which these covers are attached areintended to be carried in the hand by means of the ordinary handlealways attached thereto.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In a parasol or sunshade, the cover 0, flexible loop D, tags F F, incombination with cover B, ribs A, and top E, all arranged substantiallyas and for the purposes herein set forth.

GEORGE WASHINGTON COHEN.

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